Information Package / Course Catalogue
Nephrology Nursing
Course Code: İHH524
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to provide students with advanced knowledge about the nursing care of individuals with a urinary tract disease.

Course Content

This course contains information about the pathophysiology and nursing care of urinary system diseases.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to define diagnosis and treatment methods for diseases of the urinary system,
2.To be able to discuss the etiology, risk factors, symptoms and signs of urinary tract diseases
3.To be able to recognize how to be sensitive to patients' rights in accordance with the ethical principles of the profession during all the interventions the patient to undergo.
4.To be able to recognize the importance of nursing care planning while fulfilling the care and training of an individual / family with a urinary tract disease through the holistic approach,
5.To be able to recognize the importance of training needs of an individual / family with a urinary tract disease
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akbayrak, Erkal İlhan, Ançel, Albayrak. (Ed.) (2007). Hemşirelik Bakım Planları (Dahiliye-Cerrahi Hemşireliği ve Psiko-sosyal Boyut). Ankara: Alter Yayıncılık Akdemir
2.Akdemir N. İç Hastalıkları Ve Hemşirelik Bakımı. Ed. Akdemir N, Birol L, Sistem Ofset, Ankara, 2004
3.Akyol A. Hemodiyaliz Ve Hemodiyaliz Uygulanan Hasta Bakımı Klinik Beceriler ,Ed.Sabuncu N.,Ay F. - Nobel Tıp Kitabevi,2009,İstanbul: 694-717.
4.Akyol A. Üriner Sistem Hastalıklarında Bakım - Meta basım,İzmir, 2005
5.Enç N: Nefroloji Hastasının Sağlık Hikayesi ve Fiziksel Değerlendirmesi, Böbrek Hastalıkları, Diyaliz ve Transplantasyon Hemşireliği Eğitim Programları Kitabı , İstanbul, 2001.
6.Karadakovan, A. ve Aslan, E.F. (2010). Dahili ve Cerrahi Hastalıklarda Bakım,Nobel Kitabevi, Adana
7.Lewis, Dirksen, Heitkemper,Bucher,Camera (2011) Medical-Surgical Nursing. Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems. Eight Edition. Mosby. United States of America
8.Tan, M., Kavurmacı, M., Akgün Şahin, Z. (2023). Tüm Yönleriyle Nefrolojik Hastalıklar ve Bakım. İstanbul: İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi.
9.Sezen, A. (2020). Diyaliz Hemşireliği. İstanbul: Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri.
10.Özer, S. (2019). Olgu Senaryolarıyla İç hastalıkları Hemşireliği. İstanbul: İstanbul Tıp Kitapevleri.
11.Gökbel, H. (2015). Ganong’un Tıbbi Fizyolojisi. İstanbul: Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri.
12.Ignatavicius, D.D. Workman, M.L., Rebar, C.R. (2018). Medical-Surgical Nursing. (9. Baskı). St. Louis Missouri: Elsevier.
13.Çağlayan Yeğen, B. (2017). Guyton ve Hall Tıbbi Fizyoloji. (13. Baskıdan Çeviri). Ankara: Güneş Tıp Kitabevleri.
14.Asgarpour, H. (2018). Sistemlere İlişkin Laboratuvar Tetkikleri ve Tanı Yöntemleri. Ankara: Ankara Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri.
15.Balcı Akpınar, R., Özer, N. (2023). Vakalarla Hemşirelik NANDA-NIC-NOC- 2. Ankara: Hedef CS Basın Yayın.
16.Balcı Akpınar, R., Özer, N. (2023). Vakalarla Hemşirelik NANDA-NIC-NOC- 3. Ankara: Hedef CS Basın Yayın.
17.Balcı Akpınar, R., Özer, N. (2023). Vakalarla Hemşirelik NANDA-NIC-NOC- 4. Ankara: Hedef CS Basın Yayın.
18.TÜRKİYE’DE NEFROLOJİ, DİYALİZ VE TRANSPLANTASYON REGISTRY 2022. BAYT Bilimsel Arş. Basın Yayın Tanıtım, Ankara, 2023.
19.Kai Ming Chow., Philip Kam-Tao Li., David W Johnson et all. (2023). ISPD Catheter-related Infection Recommendations: 2023 Update. Peritoneal Dialysis International Vol. 43(3) 201–219
20.Akgür, S., Ayar, Y., Ateş, K. (Çevirmenler) (2023).“ISPD Catheter-related Infection Recommendations: 2023 Update” orijinal makalesinin Türkçe çevirisi. Türk Nefroloji Derneği.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts related to the urinary tract (Anatomy and Physiology)
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 2 - Theoretical
Methods used in the evaluation and diagnosis of urinary tract diseases
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 3 - Theoretical
Urinary tract infections and nursing care
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 4 - Theoretical
Immunological disorders of the kidney and nursing care
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 5 - Theoretical
Acute renal failure and nursing care
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 6 - Theoretical
Chronic renal failure and nursing care
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 7 - Theoretical
Treatment options of end-stage (terminal stage) renal failure, and the responsibilities of the nurse at this stage
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Treatment options of end-stage (terminal stage) renal failure, and the responsibilities of the nurse at this stage (MIDTERM EXAM)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Nurse's responsibilities in the hemodialysis treatment
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 10 - Theoretical
Peritoneal dialysis and nursing care
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 11 - Theoretical
Responsibilities of a nurse regarding the Nutrition education of patients undergoing dialysis treatment
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 12 - Theoretical
Responsibilities of a nurse regarding the infection control training of patients undergoing dialysis treatment
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 13 - Theoretical
Ethical and legal issues, and responsibilities of nurses in the renal transplant
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Week 14 - Theoretical
CRUSH syndrome and nursing care and presentation
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Literature review
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%15
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%10
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Presentation 114216
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination124226
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
3
4
OÇ-2
5
5
OÇ-3
3
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
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